[Histonet] Dry Film Coverslipping?

Hello Histonet, I have been asked to consider going Xylene free. The only hang up that I am having is the coverslipping part. We have an old Sakura Film coverslipper and I don't know how that would work without xylene. When I did some searching in the archives, I found some comments made by

Re: [Histonet] The Use of Plants in Histology Laboratories

I think from a safety and infection control perspective, house plants, while beneficial for air quality, cannot be cleaned or disinfected. An environment of care committee or safety officer would veto the plants based on the that. Thanks, Julia Cates, HT(ASCP)cm Pathology Coordinator,

[Histonet] A moment of thanks

Good Morning Histonet! I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude to all of my colleagues on histonet. You are an invaluable resource in a world that is spread-out and I treasure the ability to reach out to you when I have a problem. Case and point, I have been struggling with a H

Re: [Histonet] Cold Ischemic time

Hi Cristi, We have the PA/Pathologist dictate the Ischemic time and total fixation time at the end of the gross. It reads something like, "The specimen has an ischemic time of 1 hour and is allowed to fix for 48 hours". As long as it documents both times you should be fine. Thanks, Julia

Re: [Histonet] JC requirement for stain QC question

Hi Tim, We have a form here that was developed after a similar inspection. The form has quality control indicators for both the histologist and pathologist to review. At the end of the day, the pathologist will initial as reviewed for the entire form. He also documents QC in the patients

Re: [Histonet] Formaldehyde annual education

Jim, You are correct. OSHA requires annual education for any personnel that handle formalin to be educated in the hazards, proper handling, etc... This can be as simple or as involved as you want to make it but it should cover the basics at the very least. Thanks, Julia Cates, HT(ASCP)cm

Re: [Histonet] GHS vs. NFPA labeling

Oops! I do not believe it is permitted:) I need to read more carefully before I send out emails!! See the link below for a recent blog entry addressing this very question. I do not believe placing a new label on an original container is not permitted. I would transfer to a secondary

Re: [Histonet] GHS vs. NFPA labeling

See the link below for a recent blog entry addressing this very question. I do not believe placing a new label on an original container is not permitted. I would transfer to a secondary container, if able, and label accordingly. http://danthelabsafetyman.tumblr.com/ Thanks, Julia Cates,

Re: [Histonet] Ventana H.Pylori antibody

stand out very nicely. BioCare will send you a free sample if you want to try it. Jeff Robinson, Senior Histotechnologist, Sierra Pathology Lab, Clovis, CA. -Original Message- From: Cates, Julia via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 8:30 AM

[Histonet] Ventana H.Pylori antibody

Good day Histonet, I have seen in the past conversations regarding Ventana's H.Pylori antibody and how dirty looking the stain can be. We have been using this antibody for several years now and have never really been happy with the quality. We have tried the recommended methods to clean up